Galley lock



Patented July 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES 1,720,812 PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE G. ZIM, OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR 0F FIFTEEN PER CENT TO JOHN F. SHEEHAN, 0F EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS, FIFTEEN PER CENT TO WILLIAM C. GRAY, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIFTEEN PER CENT TO LEON W. RICH, OF MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND TEN PER CENT T0 JOHN P. BUCKLEY.

OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Application filed April 28, 1928.

This invention relates to devices for clamping type upon a galley while proofs are being made and until the set-up is finally approved and ready to be assembled in the chase,

Heretofore it has been common practice to place the type upon the supporting surface of the galley and clamp it in place by wedges inserted between the type and the retaining wall upon the edge of the galley. Such practice has been objectionable the wedges tended to spread and distort opposite retaining walls which often permitted the type to become displaced to an undesirable eXtent. The insertion of such wedges wasted considerable of the printers time and very difficult to remove when it was desired to transfer the type set-up.' v

It is the object of the present invention to provide a lock which may be employed conveniently to clamp the type upon the galley readily in a satisfactory manner without distorting any part of the galley and which may be used with set-ups of various sizes and readily and conveniently removed without displacing the type wheny it is desired to transfer the set-up.

The invention will be more fully understood from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings: in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a galley having assembled thereon a galley lock embodying the invention; and

Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional elevational views taken upon the lines 2 2 and 3 3 respectively of Fig. 1.

Before explaining in detail the present invention, and the method or mode of operation embodied therein, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that 'the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation, and it is not intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the claim hereto appended or the requirements of the prior art.

GALLEY Loox.

Serial N0. 273,447.

A galley of the usual construction is illustrated in the drawings and comprises a bottom or type supporting surface 10 having a retaining wall 11 upon each of its longitudinal edges and a retaining wall 12 upon one of the end edges extending between the retaining walls 11. A galley lock embodying the invention may comprise a cross member 1l: and a longitudinal member 15 each of which are provided near one end with a shoulder -16 adapted to engage one side of the retaining wall. may be provided upon both the cross member 11 and longitudinal member 15 by forming a groove 17 in the bottom surface of each of these members, one side of which forms the shoulder 16.

Either or both of these members may be adjusted to any desired position upon the galley and clamped in place to bring the shoulder 16 snugly against the retaining wall by any suitable clamp. In the form illustrated the clamp may comprise a locking cam 20 pivotally mounted near one end of each member, as by a screw 21, and arranged so that one edge thereof may be moved against one side of the retaining wall and thereby bring the shoulder 16 snugly against the other side of the wall to hold the members in any desired position.

A suitable arrangement may be provided for locking the cross member and longitudinal member together in any desired relative positions. For this purpose, each of the members 14 and 15 may be provided with a longitudinal slot 22 and one member, such for example as the cross member 14, may be provided with a longitudinally extending opening 24 to receive t-he other member. A locking bolt 25 is positioned within the longitudinal slots 22 of each member and is provided with a head 26 at one end adapted to engage the surface of one member and a. clamping nut 27 upon the other end adapted to engage the surface of the other member thereby enabling said members to be clamped together at any desired relative positions.

After t-ype has been set up upon the supporting surface 10 of the galley, the. cross member 14 is moved against the end of the set-up type and clamped upon the retaining wall 11. If the set-up type extends entirely across the galley, the cross member 14 alone,

As illustrated, the shoulder 1G clamped upon the wall ll, is all that is necessary to retain the type in desired position. However, if the type does not extend entirely across t-he galley it is necessary to employ the longitudinal member 15 which is inserted in the opening` 24 of the cross member le and moved against the longitudinal edge of the set-up type and locked upon the retaining` wall l2 by the clamp 20. The cross member 14 and longitudinal member l5 are then clamped together by the clamping nut 27.

The galley lock of the invention is one which may be readily and conveniently asf sembled to hold the type in position upon wall by a clamp mounted upon the lock and engaging the opposite side of the retaining wall. Furthermore it will be. noted that the galley lock of the invention may be readily adjusted to set-nps of various sizes.

l/Vhat I claim is:

The combination with a galley having a type supporting surface and a plain retaining wall along its edge, of a galley lock comprising a longitudinal member and a cross member each having` a slot terminating be tween its ends, a clamping bolt adjnstably movable in said slots to clamp said members in a desired relation, and means: for securing one end of each of said members to said retaining wall including a shoulder adapted to engage one side of vsaid wall and a cooperating locking Cam adapted to engage the other side of said wall, said shoulders being constructed with a. plane surface so that said members may be attached to and detached from said retaining wall as a unit by slipping said shoulders over the top of the retaining wall.

In testimony whereof I a'HX my signature.

JESSE Gr. ZIM. 

